Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) in Germany - Epidemiological data, development of risk areas and virus prevalence in field-collected ticks and in ticks removed from humans

International Journal of Medical Microbiology, Supplement

Volumn 293, Issue 37, 2004, Pages 69-79

  Süss, Jochen ^a   Schrader, Christina ^a   Falk, Ulrich ^b   Wohanka, Nikolaus ^c  

^a FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR RISK ASSESSMENT   (Germany)

^b Kreisausschuss Gesundheitsamt O   (Germany)

^c Schubach and Coll Laboratories   (Germany)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Field collected ticks; Germany; Ixodes ricinus; Risk areas; Tick borne encephalitis; Tick borne encephalitis virus; Ticks removed from humans; Virus prevalence

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; NUCLEOTIDE;

AGRICULTURE; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; CLIMATE CHANGE; CONFERENCE PAPER; ECOLOGY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMANY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; IXODES RICINUS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PREVALENCE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; SUMMER; TICK; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS; TICK BORNE ENCEPHALITIS FLAVIVIRUS; VACCINATION; WEATHER;

EID: 3242726992     PISSN: 14331128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1433-1128(04)80011-1     Document Type: Conference Paper

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